Thursday, June 9, 2011

z is for zoo

well, sort of! the zoos are a bit of a drive for us, so we decided to get season passes to six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo - it's only about 15 minutes away! there are animal exhibits, animal shows, and rides and parks. it's the perfect spot for a 3yr old little guy and his mommy, too! gran and grandpa also got season passes. so fun. here are some pics from our adventures today:

walrus training
jack LOVES the whiskers sample!

a train ride with gran

i went to the restroom...
they went on the teacups!

jack in line for 'scatabout'

for the record, i would NEVER ride this ride. but as soon as he saw it, jack asked gran to join him! it was one of those carnival scrambler-type rides. spinning and spinning. and more spinning. yuckity-yuck-yuck!

a happy wave while gran checks the safety belts

around they go.
jack's not so happy anymore...

super proud, but so glad to be done...

as we walked by later, i asked if he wanted to ride it again. his response? maybe when i'm four years old i can ride it again. {he's putting a lot off until he's four, and i'm sure he'll say five then!}

we took a ride break and saw tigers!

i think this is a leopard, gran.
okay, smarty-pants.

heading towards the giraffe, but not taking his eyes off the tigers.

maybe he wants my grass?

a misty sprinkle to cool this little dude off!
we're going to LOVE this later in the summer!!

intently watching the wild bird show

there are a ton more animals, shows, and rides, but because the park is so close, we really only go for a few hours. i think we were there 4 hours today, and it was a tad long. last week (during a rain storm!), we only stayed 2 or so, most of which was standing in line and eating lunch! i've yet to brave the park with just jack and i, but i'm thinking of giving it a whirl next week... unless, of course, gran or grandpa want to go!!